WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - A new professional designation program from the
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will soon provide home buyers
with additional assurance that the builder or remodeler they've chosen is
authentically "green."
The Certified Green Professional[tm] designation will be unveiled Thursday,
Feb. 14 during Green Day at the International Builders' Show in Orlando,
Fla. Application information will be available at the show.
"We know green is the future of building. With the Certified Green
Professional designation, we're helping our qualified members demonstrate to
their clients that the future is here," said NAHB President Brian Catalde, a
Southern California home builder.
Builders, remodelers, and other industry professionals must have at least
two years of building industry experience and be involved in the
construction of at least one home in the past 24 months to apply for the
Certified Green Professional designation, Catalde explained.
The designation is based on the "Green Building for Building Professionals"
course, a two-day training and education session that more than 700 builders
have already completed since the course was piloted two years ago.
Candidates must also complete a University of Housing management course,
agree to continuing education requirements and adhere to a code of ethics.
Applicants can take the course work during special pre-conference education
sessions before the International Builders' Show opens on Feb. 13. The
business management and Green Building for Building Professionals classes
are also offered at other NAHB conferences and by local home building
associations throughout the country. The first class of Certified Green
Professionals will receive their designations at the 10th annual NAHB
National Green Building Conference, May 11-13 in New Orleans.
NAHB will celebrate Green Day at the International Builders' Show as a way
to highlight the new designation, the NAHB National Green Building Program
and a host of special seminars, speakers and education opportunities.
"On Green Day, the International Builders' Show will become the largest
green building conference in the world," Catalde said. "More than 170
manufacturers are displaying green products and services. Green architect
William McDonough is delivering the keynote address. Once again, we're
demonstrating that NAHB and our members are residential green building
leaders."
Applicants can visit nahb.org/courses to discover additional class locations
for courses associated with the Certified Green Professional designation,
Catalde noted.
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ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based
trade association representing more than 235,000 members involved in home
building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management,
subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and
other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. Known as
"the voice of the housing industry," NAHB is affiliated with more than 800
state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB's
builder members will construct 80 percent of the more than 1.08 million new
housing units projected for 2008.
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